Identify the coordinating conjunction in each sentence.
33. Raccoons must push lids off of garbage cans, or else they will go hungry.
34. Darren loves to play football, but he does not like to be the running back.
35. May loves to cook, for she has a special talent for it.
Coordinating conjunctions = FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
To identify the coordinating conjunction in each sentence, we can follow these steps:
33. Raccoons must push lids off of garbage cans, or else they will go hungry.
The coordinating conjunction in this sentence is "or." It connects the two independent clauses "Raccoons must push lids off of garbage cans" and "they will go hungry."
34. Darren loves to play football, but he does not like to be the running back.
The coordinating conjunction in this sentence is "but." It connects the two independent clauses "Darren loves to play football" and "he does not like to be the running back."
35. May loves to cook, for she has a special talent for it.
The coordinating conjunction in this sentence is "for." It connects the two independent clauses "May loves to cook" and "she has a special talent for it."